A little over a year ago, former New York Giants tight end Darren Waller decided to hang up his cleats following his lone season in the Big Apple. Thirteen months later, he is returning with a new team, the Miami Dolphins, and a fresh perspective on life and the game. Waller, who initially retired from the NFL as a member of the Giants back on June 9th, 2024, and was building his brand in the rap music space, elected to return to the sport for what would be his ninth season and join the Dolphins for his latest and potentially final chapter. The Giants, who still owned Waller’s rights due to him being only two years into a three-year, $51 million extension he had signed with the Las Vegas Raiders in 2022 before being traded to New York, agreed to ship the tight end to Miami along with a seventh-round pick in exchange for a conditional sixth-round pick in return.